Posts Tagged ‘exercise’

It first started… when I was 10. I forgot where my front door key was and couldn’t get into the house. Panic set in. Checked all my pockets. School satchel, all the usual places. No key. I just had to sit it out. Two hours later my mother arrived and I confessed to losing my…

… my mind was saying. In reality, I was more like an old grizzly bear bemoaning the aches in his joints and the soreness in his muscles. Yes, I had been exercising in the gym the night before. And yes, my ageing body was reminding my youthful mind of the realities of getting older. Over…

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Another New Year arrives and presents the perfect opportunity to start over or change old habits. The Day of The New Year Resolution is upon us. Again. It’s a clean start – out with the old and in with the new. So, how are you doing?…

WORKING FOR HEALTHY HEARTS IN BARNSLEY 29th September 2016 – World Heart Day This year our local Lifelong Learning Centre in Royston have chosen to promote World Heart Day  for the whole of September. It’s an opportunity for the Barnsley Long Term Exercise Heart Support Group to promote its heart-healthy activities locally as part of a…

“Poetry soothes the savage beast & soothes the soul” Two quotations rolled into one but a good excuse to post Barbara Graham’s epic ode to Long Term Exercise.   Long Term Exercise This exercise is very good, It makes you feel much stronger. Then after you’ve done your little bit, You can have a cuppa…

Whilst waiting for a train… In February of this year I bumped into an old friend in Barnsley Interchange. It transpired we were both on our way to the same event in Leeds. During our train journey our conversation turned to our health and I mentioned that I was thinking about getting more exercise but…

Our bodies are genetically engineered to exercise. The “fight-or-flight” response, a physiological reaction developed by our ancestors, is very much with us today. Back then it was a perceived attack or threat to survival. Nowadays it is more likely to be a perceived attack of indigestion by slouching on the couch too long. Since our…

Struggling to get over the start line? 5 steps that will get you off to a flyer Here’s a real treat for you. A guest post from Olympic coach Steve Gent MSc, BSc, CSCS. Steve runs his own High Performance Centre based at Goodwood Golf Course. He has all kinds of clients, young and not…